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Microsoft changes Windows to block hackers
Monday, 05 July 2004, 14:08 GMT

Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, said it will remove a feature of its Windows operating system because hackers have used it to steal information from personal computers. Hackers last week used the feature, which allows websites to save information on a PC's hard drive, to steal passwords from eBay Inc And Paypal accounts, said Stephen Toulouse, a security program manager at Redmond. The change is the first time Microsoft has been forced to alter its operating system because of attacks that exploit its Internet Explorer web browser. Because Internet Explorer uses multiple parts of the operating system, Microsoft may need to turn off other features.

Microsoft issued a patch that users can download to switch off the function, Toulouse said.

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